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ARGUNGU FESTIVAL: DG DONATES ₦1.7M TO BOOST PVC COLLECTION IN KEBBI By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Director General of Argungu International Fishing Festival, Alhaji Safiyanu Bena, has donated ₦1.7 million to support youths involved in mobilising voters to collect their Permanent Voter
SHETTIMA HEADS TO NEW YORK FOR UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for New York to attend the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Standing in for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,
NIGERIA, CHINA DEEPENS TIES ON DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, has met with China’s Air Chief Marshal Xu Xueqiang on the sidelines of the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum. The meeting focused on boosting defence
NPC, UNICEF, ALGON LAUNCH DIGITAL BIRTH REGISTRATION TRAINING IN ZAMFARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Population Commission (NPC), in partnership with UNICEF and ALGON, has kicked off a three-day training on Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (eCRVS) in Zamfara. The
JIGAWA GOV’T APPROVES N75BN SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET FOR 2025 By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Jigawa State Government has approved a N75 billion supplementary budget for 2025, covering both the state and 27 local government councils. Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture, Alhaji
DOGARA TO FG: BE TRANSPARENT WITH TAX REFORMS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged the Federal Government to ensure transparency in the implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s tax reforms, calling them the boldest
GOV MUTFWANG WARNS AGAINST POLITICIZING SECURITY ISSUES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor Caleb Mutfwang has cautioned against politicizing the security challenges facing Plateau State, saying such actions only worsen the situation. He made this call while receiving the Chairman of the Governing
NIGER GOV’T PLEDGES N5BN TO REVIVE NCAT MINI CAMPUS IN MINNA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Niger State Government has pledged ₦5 billion for classrooms and hostels to revive the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) mini campus at Bola Ahmed Tinubu
KANO GOV PUSHES FOR LOCAL GOV’T AUTONOMY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening grassroots governance by supporting a bill that grants full autonomy to the state’s 44 local government councils. The bill,
FG LAUNCHES FREE DISTRIBUTION OF FARM INPUTS TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY IN NIGER STATE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has begun distributing free farm inputs and equipment to smallholder farmers in Niger State as part of efforts to achieve food